HyperDic: laurus_nobilis

English > 1 sense of the expression Laurus nobilis:
NOUNplantLaurus nobilis, true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay treesmall Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking
English > Laurus nobilis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors / victors.
Synonymstrue laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree
Member ofLaurus, genus Laurussmall evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
Partsbay leafdried leaf of the bay laurel
BroaderlaurelAny of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
Spanishlaurel
CatalanLaurus nobilis, llorer

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